The China-Japan War Compiled From Japanese, Chinese And Foreign Sources
The book The China-Japan War Compiled From Japanese, Chinese And Foreign Sources was written by author Volpicelli, Zenone, 1856- Here you can read free online of The China-Japan War Compiled From Japanese, Chinese And Foreign Sources book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The China-Japan War Compiled From Japanese, Chinese And Foreign Sources a good or bad book?
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Besides all these forts there were some unfinished batteries on the western side of the harbour, between the northern and southern shores. To defend ail the forts on land and on the islands, there must have been nearly 10,000 men * — a force fully adequate for a stubborn resistance if properly trained and well led There were a few foreigners stationed in the batteries, * This probably includes the sailors of the fleet. T 2 276 . THE OHTNA-JAPAN WAS. but they had little professional training, an...d were destitute of any real authority. The above description of the forts, their armament and garrisons, does not exhaust the defences of Wei- hai-wei : Admiral Ting had with him the remainder of the Pei-yang squadron, a formidable array of twenty-five vessels. Their particulars are as fol- lows : the Chen-yuen, Ting-yuen^ Tsi-yuen, Lai-yuen, Ping-yuen, Kuang-ping, Wei-yuen, Ching-yuen, and Kang-chi ; six small gun-boats, seven large torpedo- boats and four small. All these vessels could be used for the defence of the harbour, the small gun- boats from their shallow draught being able to approach the land, and sweep the shore with their guns.
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